DAILY POST
The African Union Ambassador, Ousmane Yara has revealed how President-elect, Bola Tinubu got his Guinean citizenship.
Reports had emerged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate is a dual citizen.
There had been controversy following the discovery of the passport after a viral video of him and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a helicopter belonging to the Guinean government.
Speaking to the Sun, Yara said Tinubu got his Guinean citizenship because the former President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, saw him as a special envoy.
He stressed that Tinubu’s recognition was as Ambassador extraordinaire (special envoy) of Guinea.
According to him, Tinubu is the biggest pan-Africanist and was given the “Special Envoy” status by Conde as a show of appreciation for supporting African presidents.
Confirming the viral video, he said Tinubu visited Guinea in 2016 as a guest of then-President Conde during the country’s independence anniversary celebration.
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